Philip drove a tractor-trailer rig onto a ferry boat. he left the rig in gear because of a problem with its brakes. posted regulations prohibited the starting of engines before docking, but when the ferry was about 50 feet from the dock, philip started his engine. that caused the tractor-trailer to jump forward and strike herrick's car, which in turn hit patton's car. patton's car, at the head of the line, crashed through the ferry's barricades and plunged into the water. the car could not be recovered. what was the tort duty in this case? (in other words, what duties did philip owe? ) where was the breach of the duty? what were the injuries? what was the proximate cause of the injury to patton's car?

When borrowers want funding to pay for different projects, they go to the loanable funds market and acquire funds through either indirect finance or direct finance. below, you are given five different scenarios. is each an example of direct finance or indirect finance?

Amathematical approximation called the rule of 70 tells us that the number of years that it will take something that is growing to double in size is approximately equal to the number 70 divided by its percentage rate of growth. thus, if mexico's real gdp per person is growing at 7 percent per year, it will take about 10 years(=70/7) to double. apply the rule of 70 to solve the following problem. real gdp per person in mexico in 2005 was about $11,000 per person, while it was about $44,000 per person in the u.s. if real gdp per person in mexico grows at the rate of 5 percent per year: how long will it take mexico's real gdp per person to reach the level that the united states was at in 2005? (hint: how many times would mexico's 2005 real gdp per person have to double to reach the u.s.'s 2005 real gdp per person?

Accounts receivable arising from sales to customers amounted to $40,000 and $55,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. income reported on the income statement for the year was $180,000. exclusive of the effect of other adjustments, the cash flows from operating activities to be reported on the statement of cash flows is